Example sentences of "[vb base] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | advertise for birth parents |
| 2 | They advertise for people to present themselves as possible magistrates . |
| 3 | If , at the end of this year , the total funds — I reckon those to be £44 million , but that figure may not be quite accurate — are underspent , will my hon. Friend advertise for people who , from 1989 to 1991 , did not receive their full allocation and allow anyone , including my constituents , to apply to help them use up any unused balance ? |
| 4 | His home was ever open , a centre of wisdom and influence for decades ; admired even by cabinet ministers from Britain . |
| 5 | Complete Superannuation resignation form ( S/RES ) , photocopy for file , send original to Salaries then Superannuation section ( see attached ) . |
| 6 | Finally , we have thought it worthwhile to reprint , yet again , Basil Bernstein 's classic , ‘ Education Can not Compensate for Society ’ . |
| 7 | Advances in medical science have made possible extensive treatment , by medical , surgical and rehabilitative techniques , which can remedy some defects and compensate for others . |
| 8 | Where a coaxial system serves numerous homes over a large area , high quality low-noise cable must be used with amplifiers to boost the signal and compensate for losses . |
| 9 | It could be the key to success because Coventry have free-running young players who can more than compensate for Quinn 's lack of mobility . |
| 10 | The exuberance of their music and sincerity of their worship readily compensate for flaws in performance or thin theological content . |
| 11 | So he will talk up his investment tax credits and a break on capital gains tax for shares held in some small companies for at least five years . |
| 12 | Scots police unite for pay fight |
| 13 | Roger McGough 's bathroom is not a favourite or particularly inspiring place , but a functional , family-cum-laundry room , in which a washing machine , assorted plastic potties , a tumble-dryer and a pink inflatable dolphin jostle for space . |
| 14 | Each of us jostle for space in our dream cities of the late 20th century . |
| 15 | Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face . |
| 16 | Shock and indignation jostle for position in the following quote from a speech of the president of the Royal Society , delivered in 1978 : ‘ Ominously , voices have been raised claiming that limits should be set to scientific inquiry — that there are questions which should not be asked and research which should not be undertaken . ’ |
| 17 | Along the hedge that backs onto the lane is a magnificently full border , where pink , mauve and white phlox jostle for attention along with the steely blue heads of Echinops ritro , while annual lavateras in pink and white run around the edges . |
| 18 | Jamaicans , Filipinos , Vietnamese , Pakistanis , Uruguayans , Guatemalans , Chinese , Portuguese and Italians jostle for seats and hang from the straps along with remnants of the Anglo population like me . |
| 19 | Read insist for hope , ’ he suggested drily . |
| 20 | ‘ Ah , but I insist for Hercule 's sake . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Unpack for mademoiselle , s'il vous plaît , and press her clothes . ’ |
| 22 | WIN or lose for Bill Clinton , it promises to be the biggest street party Arkansas has ever seen . |
| 23 | The MD110 ApplicationLink for CallPath will be available for IBM 's AS/400 , ES/9000 , RS/6000 and PS/2 machines . |
| 24 | His doctor cited dehydration for the Bangkok postponements and migraine for Singapore 's , denying there was any link to stress from the sex allegations . |
| 25 | Giving very young children too much choice over when to get up , what to wear or what they eat for breakfast can be a recipe for disaster — acrimonious arguments , delays and tantrums . |
| 26 | How to avoid becoming fat after 30 will be one of the issues addressed by SHE 's food correspondent Janette Marshall , who is also co-author of the bestselling Eat for Life Diet ( Vermilion , £8.99 ) . |
| 27 | Push for poll |
| 28 | Showing they do not mean to let anyone sleep on the job in creating better relations , pupils of Brackenhoe School , Middlesbrough , organised a bed push for South Cleveland Hospital 's baby monitor appeal . |
| 29 | DEC STOPS SEARCH FOR ALPHA SEMI PARTNERS , IBM IN OEM PUSH FOR POWERPC ? |
| 30 | We do n't believe that pension rights should be undermined by privatization or by C C T. We agree with motion three seven one but add one qualification the best way to provide protection for members threatened in this way is to force the government to honour its obligations under European law and push for pensions to be included in the regulations . |